politics MPs celebrate end of two-child cap despite voting not to scrap it last year Rachel Reeves announced in her Budget earlier this week the two-child benefit would be scrapped, lifting around 450,000 children out of poverty By Newham Citizen / 28 Nov 2025
Beckton Rachel Reeves’ Budget backs plans to extend DLR on Beckton route Rachel Reeves' 2025 Budget 'welcomed confirmation' the DLR would be extended, creating a new stop at Beckton Riverside By Newham Citizen / 26 Nov 2025
West Ham GLA faces £19.2million budget gap - and West Ham relegation could make things worse The Greater London Authority is in its 'toughest and most uncertain position' ahead of Rachel Reeves' Budget. By Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter / 20 Nov 2025
Sadiq Khan How a 'tourist tax' would work in London as Mayor responds to proposed change Sadiq Khan has responded to reports he will be granted the power to impose a tourist levy on visitors staying in London overnight, which could raise up to £240 million a year. By Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter / 19 Nov 2025
